It’s unusually hot: Sunday was record-breaking in Atlanta. It’s unusually dry: drought conditions cover much of the state. And there are an unusual number of wildfires burning.
One fire, burning in the Cohutta Wilderness in north Georgia, grew to more than 1,200 acres over the weekend. That’s one of hundreds that have burned around the state this fall.
“We’re certainly seeing an uptick in the number of fires that we’re having, primarily due to the extended and severe drought throughout much of the state,” said Wendy Burnett, public relations director with the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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